Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller will wait to hike fees on many licenses, registrations and services that his agency provides — a response to widespread concerns from state lawmakers and the agriculture community.
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Biden Touts Houston’s Green Makeover as National Model
Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday praised Houston’s effort to turn greener — by harnessing millions of dollars in public and private funds to build parks and paths to connect them.
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Red River Landowners Take Battle with Feds to Court
Tired of waiting on lawmakers and bureaucrats to clear up their limbo, a group of North Texans has turned to the courts in an effort to reclaim thousands of acres of ranch and farmland along the Texas side of the Red River.
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Texas AG Asked to Decide if Fantasy Sports Sites Violate Texas Law
State Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton, has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to weigh in on whether daily fantasy sports websites such as DraftKings.com and FanDuel.com are legal in Texas.
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No Evidence Yet of Backlash to Houston HERO Vote
After it became clear that Houston’s non-discrimination ordinance would be trounced at the polls, Houston Mayor Annise Parker said she feared a “direct, economic backlash” for the city. So far, there’s no visible evidence of one.
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Patrick Calls on Miller to Halt Fee Hikes
Add Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to the growing list of those concerned about Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s effort to hike fees for a wide range of licenses, registrations and services the Texas Department of Agriculture provides.
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Ag Agency’s Fee Hikes Plant Seeds of Discontent
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says he’s prepared to “put on my rawhide underwear and take all the chewings” as the agriculture community protests a wide range of rate hikes at his agency.
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EPA Head: Texas Should Want Its Own Clean Power Plan
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggested that Texas leaders should play along with her agency’s sweeping Clean Power Plan, if only to avoid a more rigid carbon-cutting plan imposed by the federal government.
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Feds Worry Power Giant Will Ditch Mine Cleanup
As Energy Future Holdings continues what it hopes will be the final leg of messy bankruptcy proceedings, a recent dispute with the federal government highlights just how far a mammoth corporate reorganization can reach.
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New Texas House Committee to Examine Range of EPA Rules
House Speaker Joe Straus announced Thursday that a new House Committee on Federal Environmental Regulation will examine a litany of new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency efforts that have roiled Texas leaders and industry.